Stardew Valley Multiplayer Coordination and Mod Safety Guide

Coordinate the farm first; treat every multiplayer mod as a release-specific dependency

Useful vanilla coordination habits

Agree on a festival start time and confirm that every player is ready before the host advances the event.
Assign shared special-order work by objective and verify whether progress and rewards are team-wide or individual.
Let each player who wants a Galaxy Sword take their own Prismatic Shard to the desert pillars.
Use chat or a shared chest convention for scarce quest, tool-upgrade, and machine materials.
For idle players, use communication or the host’s normal session controls rather than introducing player-damage behavior.

No versioned player-damage mod is identified

No named, versioned slingshot or PvP package is tied to this guide, so it does not recommend one. If you choose a multiplayer damage mod, verify its exact name, version, source, host/client requirements, consent model, and uninstall behavior first.

Before using a multiplayer mod

Field	Why it matters
Exact name, UniqueID, version, source	Prevents users from installing a similarly named or abandoned package.
Game and SMAPI versions	Defines the tested runtime rather than implying timeless compatibility.
Host/client installation matrix	Shows whether every farmhand needs the same code or content.
State and damage authority	Explains who calculates hits and whether results synchronize.
Removal and rollback test	Identifies save data or items that remain after uninstalling.

Version: Stardew Valley 1.6.15.24356.